Well its fall up here in Minnesota. The leaves are starting to turn, there is a slight nip in the air, its getting dark sooner and staying dark later, and, my ducks are all revvvvvvved up! Yesterday it was raining hard and water was pooling between my concrete patio and my backyard grass. Of course the ducks were busy jamming their beaks deep into the ground digging at the roots; so tasty I guess. My ducks love the rain. They were running around, squaking like crazy and havinga great time.
But with fall comes flying (and seeing the mallards and geese going back and forth over my house). The other day the “Cranky Female” took off right at dusk (unusual for her). She took off and I had to roiund her up a couple of houses over. My other three mallards were very upset and scolded her for a long time once I gt her back. I do have the fear that one day a big flock of mallards making starting their journey south will call to my boys. Will they join in? I sure hope not.
Anyone raise pet mallards and have them fly south with all the wild mallards?
Fall is here, enjoy!